Full steam ahead for a celebration; LEISURE: Line-up of historic locomotives at rail tourist attraction festival.Byline: By Emma McKinney A MIDLAND tourist attraction Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" is steaming ahead with plans to run a three-day festival. Severn Valley Railway The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The 16-mile line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. , which was recently named one of the top places to visit in the Heart of England Excellence in Tourism awards and has fought back with pounds 3.5 million of repair works after being devastated by floods in 2007, will be running its Festival of Steam from tomorrow until Sunday. The event on the Kidderminster to Bridgnorth line will run from Friday until Sunday and will see a line-up of historic locomotives going on display to the public, including the newly restored Oliver Cromwell. Also to make its first appearance at the site will be the Duke of Gloucester For the 1954 steam locomotive of the same name, see . Duke of Gloucester (IPA: /ˈdjuːk əv ˈglɒstɚ/ , a powerful one-off design built as "the brave new future of steam trains" in 1954. The Sir Nigel Gresley, one of the first express trains operating between London and Edinburgh between 1935 and 1963, and the Nunney Castle, a one-time dynamo of the London to Bristol line, will also be on display. A SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and spokesman urged people to show their support to the railway. "It's been a tumultuous time for us over the last few years with the floods hitting us so badly," he said. "For nine months we were able only to run a curtailed steam operation between Kidderminster and Bewdley and obviously revenues were well down as a result. "But we've pulled it back, and in retrospect we're justifiably proud of our efforts. "Now is the perfect opportunity to celebrate all we have achieved. There will be more than 130 trains and locomotives on displays during the three days and a lot for people to do." A three-coach train will operate between Kidderminster and Bewdley and passengers arriving at Bridgnorth station will get the chance to have a first look at Catch Me Who Can - a replica of the Richard Trevithick locomotive, built in 1808 at the Bridgnorth foundry. CAPTION(S): Wheels in motion: The City of Truro (the first train to reach 100 mph) driven by Duncan Ballard of Kidderminster with right Duke Dog the Earl of Berkley. |
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